DAGUPAN City Mayor Belen Fernandez assured last week that projects funded by the 20% development fund for 2025 and those under Supplemental Budget No. 2 of 2023, which were passed only on November 5, will not be affected by the election ban on public works projects next year. She said…
THE 26th anniversary of the twinning agreement between Dagupan and Milpitas Cities was made more significant by the visit to the Californian City of a Dagupan delegation led by Mayor Belen Fernandez from November 18 to 26. The delegation, composed of department heads, school heads and young city officials on…
DAGUPAN City received four major awards during the 2024 Regional Peace and Order Council and Anti-Drug Abuse Council Performance Awarding Ceremony held on November 18 at the La Union Convention Center in San Fernando City. The recognition program, based on set performance audits, gives honor to local governments for initiatives…
LENDING HELP TO TYPHOON VICTIMS — Rose Agapa, a businesswoman in Urdaneta City, joins city government’s relief operations by providing her own donation of rice to victims in Barangay Catablan. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
BUGALLON Green Energy Corp. (BGEC) received a Certificate of Energy Project of National Significance (CEPNS) on November 13 for its 25 MW Bugallon Solar Power Project (BSPP), paving the way for faster permitting and approval procedures. The CEPNS issued by the Department of Energy (DOE) to projects recognized its importance…
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) approved the development of a new solar power plant in Binalonan with Citicore Solar Pangasinan 2 Inc. as proponent. The resolution endorsed by the provincial board during its regular session on November 18, approved 100 hectares or one square kilometer of agricultural land to be converted…
ENTREPRENEURS and members of the fishery sector in Dagupan City received financial aid of P15,000 each under the Sustainable Livelihood Assistance Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), which was made possible with the help of Senator Pia Cayetano and her brother, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano….
THE Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) in Region 1 significantly expanded its free Wi-Fi program, growing from 148 sites in 2022 to 1,129 in 2023, with 998 active sites as of November, providing internet access across the region, including far-flung areas with limited service. During the Kapihan sa…
POLICE COMMUNITY ACADEMY — Some 2,000 students from various schools in Pangasinan join the fun run following the launching of the Police Community Academy on Tuesday at the Sison Auditorium in Lingayen. The program, initiated by the Police Regional Office 1(PRO1) in partnership with other government agencies and non-government organizations,…
THE Police Community Academy (PCA) — a program that aims to develop leadership, good citizenship, and patriotism, while promoting peace-building activities for youth aged 12 to 22 — was launched on November 19 at the Sison Auditorium in Lingayen. About 1,800 participants joined the event, including police officers and youth…
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